Georgia Surgeons

[Jayberry]

Yesterday I had my Pilonidal Cyst excised by Dr. Jeffery Cohen of the Atlanta Colon and Rectal Surgery, P.A. His office is one street over from Kennestone Hospital in Marietta.

I was extremely embarassed to have anyone look at my rear end, but Dr. Cohen was great. He is a kind gentleman with a great bedside manner. My visit with him only took about 15 minutes. The entire clinic was descrete and professinal. I was treated with dignity. I strongly suggest having Dr. Cohen take care of your problem. The clinic does take Blue Cross / Blue Shield HMO.

Directions & info
http://www.atlantacolon.com/index.html

[stargrene82]

Hi! Thank you so much for posting about the Atlanta Colon and Rectal Surgery website!

I was able to make an appointment with Dr. Seth Rosen at their Austell location, after not trusting my dermatologist to excise my cyst. I tried to make an appointment with Dr. Cohen or Dr. Lieberman but I was told that they do not accept BCBS of Georgia HMO's, but Dr. Rosen does. I have an appointment in a little over a week. I'll keep my fingers crossed!

I have also found a Wound Care Center of Atlanta Medical Center. They also accept HMO's, Medicare/Medicaid, and other private insurance plans. I'll keep this place in mind if I ever have any concerns about healing. Their website is:

http://www.atlantamedcenter.com/CWSC...r/default.aspx

(On the top left of the home page, click on "our services", then "medical services", then scroll to the bottom of the page for info on the wound care center)

Hope this is helpful to someone!

[emorygrad1986]

Hello everyone! I had my excision done by Dr. Camille Atallah from Statesboro, GA. His practice is with Cedar Surgical Associates in Statesboro. I'm less than 4 weeks post-op and I'm healing very well. He was very knowledgeable and confident, which was reassuring. Apparently he's done several dozen excisions. Feel free to contact me if you'd like to know more. In the Atlanta area, Dr. Joseph Mims at Piedmont Surgical Associates was also highly recommended. Hope this helps!

[buchman]

Hello.

I recently moved to Atlanta. I prefer, when possible, to perform the Fishbein-Handelsman rotation flap to completely excise pilonidal tissue and close the defect. It should not be done when there is an acute abscess but can be done within a week or two after drainage to control an acute flare-up.

The procedure has stood the test of time. I have been performing this since I was a resident in the 1980's with reliable results and rare complications.

http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/art...?artid=1344492

I see patients through the Emory Clinic.

Timothy G. Buchman, Ph.D., M.D.

http://www.surgery.emory.edu/gen_sur...c.buchman.html

[RyanBow412]

I had my surgery 5 weeks ago (excision, open wound) done by Dr. Lloyd Winger of North Atlanta Surgical Associates. It's at Piedmont Fayetteville Hospital in Fayetteville, he was kind, and even funny. He made me feel great going into the surgery and even waved to me as I was being wheeled into the OR through the window into the cleaning station.

Here's all the info:
Dr. Lloyd Winger
North Atlanta Surgical Associates
1265 West Highway 54, Suite 500-B, Fayetteville GA 30214
770-719-5660
Fax: 678-817-4339